Where does “βεκος” come from?

βεκος (Phrygian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

βεκος (Phrygian): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “βεκος”, step by step

βεκος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-